Immobilise (https://www.immobilise.com/) is the world's largest FREE register of possession ownership details and together with its sister sites the Police's NMPR and CheckMEND, forms a very effective tool in helping to reduce crime and repatriate recovered personal property to its rightful owners.
Immobilise can be used by members of the public and businesses to register their valued possessions or company assets, and exclusive to Immobilise all account holders registered items and ownership details are viewable on the Police national property database the NMPR.
This online checking service is used thousands of times each day by UK Police forces to trace owners of lost and stolen property.
As a direct result of Immobilise there are hundreds of cases a week where property is returned or information collected that assists the Police in investigating criminal activity involving stolen goods.
Immobilise is also the only ownership registration service supported by all UK Police forces, the Greater London Authority, and the Mobile Phone Industry.
Details above from Immobilise website.
Original source was a feature on the Mobile Equipment National Database (for mobile phones) on the BBC News website 5 Nov. 2004 which noted: To register a mobile phone, you'll need the unique IMEI number (a 15-digit number which can be found by keying in *#06# into the phone.
Immobilise can be used by members of the public and businesses to register their valued possessions or company assets, and exclusive to Immobilise all account holders registered items and ownership details are viewable on the Police national property database the NMPR.
This online checking service is used thousands of times each day by UK Police forces to trace owners of lost and stolen property.
As a direct result of Immobilise there are hundreds of cases a week where property is returned or information collected that assists the Police in investigating criminal activity involving stolen goods.
Immobilise is also the only ownership registration service supported by all UK Police forces, the Greater London Authority, and the Mobile Phone Industry.
Details above from Immobilise website.
Original source was a feature on the Mobile Equipment National Database (for mobile phones) on the BBC News website 5 Nov. 2004 which noted: To register a mobile phone, you'll need the unique IMEI number (a 15-digit number which can be found by keying in *#06# into the phone.
